Phil elevates his one eyebrow, and after respectfully staring at his master to express interest, swallows a great gulp of coffee, still staring at him.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
It can be nothing less than a power which elevates man above himself, .
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
It goes far to silence the ceaseless clatter of gossip; it is the antidote to scandal; it makes the air clearer; and, above all, it improves the character, the manners, and elevates the minds of the young people who are so happy as to enjoy the society and to feel the authority of a cultivated, wise, and good chaperon.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood